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<span class="_Entity _EType_OWALink _EId_OWALink _EReadonly_1" style="display: inline-block;"><span></span></span>Good afternoon everyone! Here are the follow up notes from office hours this past Wednesday. </div>
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<p class="elementToProof" style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We have wrapped up this year's Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals courses. We had
37 participants join at 3 separate locations. Although no further courses are planned at this time, we will look in to the possibility.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Save the Dates for
<b>School Nurse Summer Institute July 30-31, 2024, at Thomas College in Waterville</b>—Our planning committee is working hard to make this a packed two-day learning adventure. The committee is applying for accreditation for this event with the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC). If awarded, attendees will be able to earn up to 8 NCPDs. We are planning to open registration at an Early Bird rate on May 1. It will be $125 for early registration. Regular registration begins June 1, with a cost of $150. Rooms
are available on campus in the dorms—you will make arrangements with Thomas College directly (more information to come): With bedding= $80.60 for one night. 2 nights=$120.60. 3 nights=$160.60. OR there are several hotels in Waterville if that isn’t for you.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Contact Hours vs. NCPD (Nursing Continuing Professional Development).
</b>With more school nurses in Maine being nationally certified—we are up to 94, by the way, we wanted to share some information.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To maintain your DOE certification as a school nurse (teacher and all others as well), you are required to complete 90 hours
of continuing education. This can be a combination of college courses, webinars, and in person learning. Your local certification committee has a process that you have to follow. Contact Hours certificates generally DO qualify for this process. Nursing Continuing
Professional Development (NCPD) (previously called CNE) credits also count for this. Your national certification is a separate process and contact hours do NOT qualify. You must have NCPDs and follow the process outlined on the NBCSN website. Lynne Signore,
who is the MASN representative for national certification talked about the NBCSN process and shared the attached slides. Please contact her directly if you'd like to talk about any of the information she shared. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In the school year 23-24 so far, these folks have obtained their national certification.
<b>Congratulations to the following new Nationally Certified School Nurses!</b></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Choate, Stephanie</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Clement, Kathryn</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Erskine, Maureen</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fuller, Sandy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Furrow, Monica</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Gilley Pratt, Tonia</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Groshon, Dorice</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hamel, Jennifer</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Humphrey, Cerise</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jordan, Donna</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mandigo, Natasha</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">McIntyre, Megan</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Murphy, Amy</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Norris, Laura</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">O'Leary, JoAnne</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Orff, Kimberly</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ross, Jeannie</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scribner, Kristie</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Scripture, Angela</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Warmuth, Carol</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">White, Gail</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">White, Heather</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 107%; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); line-height: 107%;"><b>Here are a couple of upcoming learning opportunities of interest:</b></span></p>
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American Academy of Pediatrics <a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/76a0b5e8bc744d85ac4c3947fcbe570c" id="LPlnk227953" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/76a0b5e8bc744d85ac4c3947fcbe570c" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Hallways to (Mental) Health ECHO: Integrating Mental and Behavioral Health Care in School Settings</a> April -June</div>
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National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments: <a href="https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/lessons-field-school-safety-starts-prevention" id="LPlnk345514" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/lessons-field-school-safety-starts-prevention" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Lessons from the Field - School Safety Starts with Prevention</a> April 10, 2024 - 3:00 PM </div>
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<p style="line-height: 107%; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Do you know or work with Maine youth in
<b>Kindergarten through 8<sup>th</sup> grade</b>? <b>Maine CDC is running the 2024 Lyme Disease Awareness Month poster contest NOW!
</b>The theme is <b>“Little Tick, Big Deal.”</b></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Kids in Maine ages 5-14 years old have one of the highest rates of tickborne diseases in Maine, including
Lyme disease. Maine CDC wants to encourage all youth in Maine to take tick prevention seriously and show off their knowledge in this poster contest! Posters should illustrate at least one of the four approaches to personal prevention:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Use caution in tick-infested areas</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Use an EPA-approved repellent</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Wear protective clothing</span></li><li style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 107%;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Perform daily tick checks both by sight and by touch</span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height: 107%; background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> <b>Please consider sharing the attached social media images</b> on your or your organization’s social
media accounts to help spread the word about tickborne disease prevention and this poster contest. You can find more information about the contest at
<a href="http://www.maine.gov/lyme/month" id="OWA29de99b4-80e6-80f0-bc45-d6237c14c23c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
www.maine.gov/lyme/month</a>.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 107%; background-color: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Suggested social media post text: “Do you know a Maine student in K-8th grade? Kids in K-8th grades can
make and submit a poster for our 2024 Little Tick, Big Deal Poster Contest. Winners will get a prize and may have their artwork featured as the 2024 Lyme Disease Awareness Poster! Submit posters by April 30th. To learn more visit
<a href="http://www.maine.gov/lyme/month" id="OWAaea14749-f6a8-9980-2255-ff0997fdbe8c" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
http://www.maine.gov/lyme/month</a>.”</span></p>
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Emily Poland, MPH, RN, NCSN (she/her)</b></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">School Nurse Consultant</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Coordinator – Coordinated School Health</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Office of School and Student Supports</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">23 State House Station</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">Augusta, Maine 04333-0023</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Email</b>:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(12, 100, 192);"><a href="mailto:emily.poland@maine.gov" id="OWA8cf3160e-745e-2e20-1109-cc0eeb2550d3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(12, 100, 192); margin: 0px;">emily.poland@maine.gov</a></span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Phone</b>: 207-592-0387</span><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><br>
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